Hans Erni. painter, graphic artist, book illustrator was born in Lucerne Switzerland. He studied in Paris at the Academie Julian and later in Berlin. Major exhibitions in Zurich and in Latin America. A large collection of his works are housed in the Hans Erni Museum situated in the grounds of the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. He illustrated a number of Livre d’Art books in limited editions mainly with original graphics especially using etchings and colour lithography.